... A clergyman named Leech was entitled under tho will of his fatber to an absolute reversion in the stm of 3O,aOOL. He was living in a retired manner at Bayewater, and it is admitted that he entertained strong views upon religious subjects, and that he wore a beard. His relatives were tolerant of these enormi- ties, but when he announced that it was his intention to marry his servant, one result ...

... THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND THE IGOVERNMENT. The examninations instituted by the Society of Arts, in connect on with Mechanie'7 Institutes, at the suggest on o° Mr. Harry Cheater, have just suferedi a satisfactory practical test; thtus staited in the At7hexae2mt :_ Twelve adidates, teleetd from various quarters, had been nominated by Lord Derby to compete for four sppointments in the estoms Two ...

... I TEHE ARMY. The Brigade of Poot Guards. ThIe underknentioned change of quarters will take place on theist proxilno: GRENADIER GUA De.-lst battalion from Aldershot camp to Windsor; 2d battalion will remain in Wellington Barracks, where they marched to on the 3d instant from Aldershot camp; 3d batta- lion from Wellington Barracks to Portman-street and St. John's Wood Barracks. COLDSTREAMr ...

... EXTRAORDIN&BY OUrR&GE. On the 5th of June, an old man, named Alexander MICullin, was admitted into the Belfast General hos- pital, suffering severely from an injury sustained about a fortnight previously. He stated that he came from Hillaborough, but belonged to this town. The case was one of some urgency-in fact, the old man's life was in jeopardy. Routine and rule gave place to benevolence, ...

... LLOYD'S WEEKLY LONDON NEWSPAPER It seems that the people of Belfast are al- ready at sixes and sevens with respect to Mr. Spurgeon's visit to the north. It would appear that the reverend gentleman is there on some- thing that looks very like a starring engagement. A reverend gentleman who pretends to be gifted with a mission must live, like the moast moderately endowed of mortals, We have ...

... REPORT of the LUNACY COMM[8SIONERS. The report of the Lunacy Commissioners to the Lord Chancellor has been published in the form of a blue-book of some fifty pages of printed matter. They state that considerable progress isS been mtade of late towards the provision of adequate public accommoda. tion for pauper lunatics; new sites have been purchased, and plans for new asylums approved. ...

... -r&E FRENCH ANa ?? EIRK isGs.| Te..V7e ccrrespondent at Pariswites as followsa: Bickering maybe baen; exciting pastinime for;csrtain elderly ladies, ?? it, i ~surely -an xandignifiedpocnapati6o, fir two great natipns.- Nevertheiess, i¢ seems, to bethat of- ,,Euglead and France st-the very moment when theachiefs ?? their respeietve ?? nments havoe been e=chasiging. friendly greetings, andvwhen ...

... t . . Z. _ ,M ~ ,, F- n . - ?? .. :. ?? , a -. . Mu. 3Pi11*Uo RON: . BxiBTXAZ-TbTe people -of Belfast; bavebeenlat sixes-snd -sevensivith lespect' tolffr.i Spur- gaon's visit to thaV ortb;h Thoe Botanic Gardenii were selected as a ?? for his ministrations; but We' p1tject has been sternlnvoppoead by ia, sitinig ministei. (te Rsv. Jon ScottPorter.),whoii one ofthe proprietofs of theigardens ...

... THE QUEEN's VISir TO HER DAUGHTER. BERMs, August 16.-When Queen Victoria ar- rived at the Wild-park station at Potadam, her daugh- ter, who had gone there (the place is five miles from Potsdam) to have the first meeting in private, feund her sitting amongst a prodigious quantity of nose- gays, for which the spacioue state carriage hardly had rooro, and which the people ell along the route had ...

... INDIGNATION OF PETTICOAT.LANE. On Monday evening, a meeting of the inhabitants of petticoat-lane, and its vicinity, was held at SuEsex. ball, Lemdenhill-atreet, for the purpose of refuting certain alleged slanders which are stated to have been published by a section of the press. The chair was taken by Mr. D. Samuels. The chairmen0 in opening the business of the even. ing, confessed that he ...

... TO CORRHOPONDBNT& We caot, 1UDER ANY 0=ruouWAIM0, take ppont wir Nalve theresponsibility of rsi SS A PBO'rleOIA.-At the preseut mcment CU? ?? Is insufficient to answer you truatkhfly. l o lle rea knownl in Btogld ol the aotnl positibn of a aiS ta wte ca~nno refer you to anysourceo that would be0 of v ue. Axe U~evoaruwh Tz.-We cannot say; the giving coats aisn the discretion of the Court. J. G. ...

... I D1EPPRECI&TxI0 OO AILWAY PROPERT7. _Tna~f~l Msn h. MiA, +1A a-BOS;_USA -4ne.asung-fin In-the dividend- in the various t ompanies has been going on for years, till it has ow- reacbed its clima. This half-year ta GreatWestern declafes no ?? all; the Great-N-rdiern givea its eshareholders .31' 17s. Gj. per cent ; the London-,and North-Western dividend reaches- the high figure of' 34, wbile the ...